place mat

Example Sentences

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“I think you need to eat something,” she said, slapping the bowl onto a place mat, and she was right.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Easier said than done when the crumbs of the antipasti are brushed away and your choice of pasta lands on the green-and-gold place mat.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

There is room for bits of Shakespeare, vaudeville theatrics and road trip trivia like the paper place mat maps at Howard Johnson’s restaurants.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Find the length and width of the place mat.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

First the place mat, then a loose thread on his shirt.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd